Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part XI - Accountability/Testing
Subpart 5 - Bulletin 127-LEAP Connect Assessment, Louisiana Connectors for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Chapter 93 - English Language Arts
Subchapter F - Grade 5
Section XI-9335 - Language

A. Use appropriate verb tense to convey times, sequence, state, and condition.

B. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.

C. Identify and use conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections when communicating.

D. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences in writing.

E. Use punctuation to separate items in a series.

F. Use commas accurately when communicating.

G. Spell words correctly when communicating, consulting references as needed.

H. Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader interest, and style when communicating.

I. Use context to determine the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words.

J. Use common grade-appropriate roots and affixes as clues to the meaning of a word.

K. Consult print or digital reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to find the pronunciation of a word.

L. Consult print or digital reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to find the meaning of a word.

M. Identify the denotation for a known word.

N. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

O. Use figurative language in context, including similes and metaphors.

P. Identify the meaning of common idioms or proverbs.

Q. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) in writing to promote understanding of each of the words.

R. Use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases accurately.